Dana Lewis
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Dana Lewis, born April 23, 1959 in Toronto
, Canada
, is a TV News Correspondent freelance based out of London. He was formerly with Fox News, NBC News, and various Canadian TV outlets.
Lewis has covered the world including the current war in the Middle East
, the hotel suicide bombings in Amman, Jordan, and updates following the London terrorist attacks. In 2003 Lewis was an embedded reporter with the 101st Airborne in Iraq; he was also embedded with U.S. forces along the Pakistan border and in Helmand Province.
Lewis is considered an expert on Russia having lived there for 12 years, although he no longer lives there. He has covered China, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe.
He speaks English and Russian.
, Ontario
. He attended York University
and the Fanshawe College
Broadcast Journalism program.
Prior to joining Fox News, Lewis worked for a number of different news programs and networks, including NBC Nightly News
, CTV News
and CBC News
, and was a crime reporter for CFTR
/CHFI
Radio in Toronto
.
During the 1990s, Lewis was the Jerusalem-based Middle East bureau chief/correspondent for CTV. While working for NBC he came under fire while in a car in Ramallah
during the Israel
i siege of Yasser Arafat
's compound, and narrowly escaped injury. He also covered the invasion of Somalia
by U.S. forces, and the first Gulf War
.
He was embedded with the 101st Airborne Division during the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Lewis was one of the first reporters to enter Afghanistan after September 11 and has been embedded with the 82nd Airborne and 10th Mountain division in Afghanistan, the 101st Airborne and U.S. Marines there.
Dana Lewis has an Emmy nomination for a story on Russian orphans, and the prestigious Overseas Press Club award for War in Kosovo.
He also holds various RTNDA awards.
He is featured in Robin Moore's (French Connection) new book The Capture of Saddam.
Lewis has interviewed President Putin and is currently one of the longest serving western reporters to be based in Russia. (12years)
Dana Lewis has a wife,(Victoria) and two sons (Aleksander and Daniel).
. He was nominated for an Emmy Award
for coverage of Russian Orphans, and has also received various RTNDA awards for spot news coverage.
Lewis also personally sponsors an award for Broadcast Journalism students from Fanshawe College. It is called the "Front Line' award and is presented annually to the student who delivers the best breaking news story.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, is a TV News Correspondent freelance based out of London. He was formerly with Fox News, NBC News, and various Canadian TV outlets.
Lewis has covered the world including the current war in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, the hotel suicide bombings in Amman, Jordan, and updates following the London terrorist attacks. In 2003 Lewis was an embedded reporter with the 101st Airborne in Iraq; he was also embedded with U.S. forces along the Pakistan border and in Helmand Province.
Lewis is considered an expert on Russia having lived there for 12 years, although he no longer lives there. He has covered China, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe.
He speaks English and Russian.
History
Lewis was born in TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. He attended York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
and the Fanshawe College
Fanshawe College
Fanshawe College is one of the largest colleges in Ontario, Canada. The main campus is in London, Ontario, with additional campuses in Simcoe, St. Thomas, Woodstock, and Tillsonburg. There are about 15,000 full-time students and 40,000 part-time students. Fanshawe College has more than 112,000 alumni...
Broadcast Journalism program.
Prior to joining Fox News, Lewis worked for a number of different news programs and networks, including NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News is the flagship daily evening television news program for NBC News and broadcasts. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is located in the center...
, CTV News
CTV News
CTV News is the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada. The name CTV News is also applied as the title of local and regional newscasts on the network's owned-and-operated stations , which are closely tied to the national news division...
and CBC News
CBC News
CBC News is the department within the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on CBC television, radio and online services...
, and was a crime reporter for CFTR
CFTR (AM)
CFTR, broadcasting under the brand 680News, is an all-news radio station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which broadcasts live 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 680 kHz on the AM dial...
/CHFI
CHFI-FM
CHFI-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 98.1 on the FM dial in Toronto, Ontario. Like most Toronto radio and TV channels, it broadcasts atop the CN Tower with and ERP of 44 kW and has a sizeable amount of American listeners...
Radio in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
.
During the 1990s, Lewis was the Jerusalem-based Middle East bureau chief/correspondent for CTV. While working for NBC he came under fire while in a car in Ramallah
Ramallah
Ramallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem, adjacent to al-Bireh. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority...
during the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i siege of Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat
Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini , popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his kunya Abu Ammar , was a Palestinian leader and a Laureate of the Nobel Prize. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization , President of the Palestinian National Authority...
's compound, and narrowly escaped injury. He also covered the invasion of Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
by U.S. forces, and the first Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
.
He was embedded with the 101st Airborne Division during the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Lewis was one of the first reporters to enter Afghanistan after September 11 and has been embedded with the 82nd Airborne and 10th Mountain division in Afghanistan, the 101st Airborne and U.S. Marines there.
Dana Lewis has an Emmy nomination for a story on Russian orphans, and the prestigious Overseas Press Club award for War in Kosovo.
He also holds various RTNDA awards.
He is featured in Robin Moore's (French Connection) new book The Capture of Saddam.
Lewis has interviewed President Putin and is currently one of the longest serving western reporters to be based in Russia. (12years)
Dana Lewis has a wife,(Victoria) and two sons (Aleksander and Daniel).
Awards
Lewis has earned recognition for a number of different stories he has covered in his career, including Overseas Press Club awards for his coverage of the war in Kosovo and the Kursk submarine disaster in RussiaRussia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. He was nominated for an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for coverage of Russian Orphans, and has also received various RTNDA awards for spot news coverage.
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Lewis also personally sponsors an award for Broadcast Journalism students from Fanshawe College. It is called the "Front Line' award and is presented annually to the student who delivers the best breaking news story.